Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers (23) celebrates as he rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run in the 10th inning of a baseball game in Minneapolis, Minn., on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune via AP)(ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson:
#1 The Sacramento A’s Shea Langeliers belted his 28 home run of the season and the A’s defeated the Minnesota Twins 4-2 at Target Field on Wednesday night.
#2 Langeliers home run was a 401 foot rocket to right center that came off Twins pitcher Genesis Cabrera who dropped his record to 0-1. Ghost runner Nick Kurtz scored ahead of Langeliers.
#3 The A’s get a two run win but scored only once in nine tries with runners in scoring position.
#4 Langeliers hitting 16 of home runs out of 28 home runs in the second half since All Star break.
#5 Sacramento A’s RHP Jack Perkins (2-2, 4.28 ERA) will start for the Athletics on Thursday opposite the Minnesota Twins RHP José Ureña (0-1, 4.06).
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Athletics’ catcher Shea Langeliers (23) tags out Minnesota Twins’ James Outman (43) in the third inning of a baseball game at Target Field in Minneapolis, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune via AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Langeliers Powers Athletics Past Twins in Extra-Inning Thriller
By Mauricio Segura
The Sacramento Athletics had to sweat it out under the Minnesota lights, but a timely swing from Shea Langeliers ensured the Green and Gold walked away with another road victory.
The game featured stellar pitching, clutch defensive plays, and more than a few wasted chances, it was Langeliers’ bat that made the ultimate difference, blasting a two-run homer in the tenth inning to seal a 4-2 win over the Twins at Target Field on Tuesday night.
The evening started quietly, almost deceptively so. Sacramento went down in order in the top of the first as Minnesota starter Bailey Ober looked sharp, but rookie Tyler Soderstrom quickly disrupted that narrative in the second. He ripped a leadoff double to center, then came around to score on Darell Hernaiz’s sacrifice fly. The early run staked the Athletics to a 1-0 lead and gave starter J.T. Ginn a cushion to work with.
Ginn, who has shown flashes of dominance in his young career, kept the Twins at bay through the first two innings, striking out three and relying on his defense to handle sharp grounders. He wasn’t overpowering, but he was efficient, forcing Minnesota into easy outs while allowing his teammates time to add on.
That insurance came in the fourth when Soderstrom struck again, launching a solo homer to dead center to make it 2-0. For a moment, it seemed the Athletics had the right formula: score just enough and let their arms do the rest.
The Twins, though, found their spark in the fifth. James Outman doubled, and with two outs, Trevor Larnach lined a single to left that plated Minnesota’s first run. Two batters later, Brooks Lee laced another double to tie things up at 2-2. The inning marked the end of Ginn’s night, as manager Mark Kotsay turned to the bullpen to preserve the tie.
From that point, the game became a battle of nerves and relievers. Sacramento had its chances, particularly in the eighth when a pinch-hit single from Carlos Cortes and a passed ball put the go-ahead run in scoring position.
But with the bases loaded, Colby Thomas went down swinging to strand the rally. Minnesota threatened in its half of the frame, but Colby Thomas redeemed himself with a pair of running catches in center that kept the score knotted.
Sacramento again seemed poised to break through in the ninth when Hernaiz doubled to lead off, only to watch the next three hitters go down meekly. The Twins had their moment too, putting runners on the corners with two outs, but reliever Michael Kelly induced a deep fly ball from Austin Martin that died just shy of the wall in right. Both sides had flirted with a win in regulation, but neither could close it out.
That set the stage for Langeliers in the tenth. With Nick Kurtz placed at second under extra-inning rules, Langeliers wasted no time. On a 1-0 pitch from Minnesota reliever Brooks Kriske, the catcher unleashed a towering drive to right-center, his 28th homer of the season.
The Athletics dugout erupted as the ball cleared the wall, a mix of relief and celebration, knowing they had finally landed the decisive blow. The Green and Gold added no further damage, but the 4-2 lead was all they needed.
Tyler Ferguson entered for the bottom half, inheriting the placed runner at second. The Twins tried to rally, moving Austin Martin to third on a lineout, but Ferguson buckled down. He coaxed a pop-up from Royce Lewis, issued a walk, and then slammed the door with a routine groundout to second to end the contest.
Soderstrom and Langeliers carried the bats, combining for three extra-base hits, three runs scored, and all four RBIs. On the pitching side, the Athletics bullpen was resilient, stringing together 5.1 shutout innings after Ginn exited. Sean Newcomb, Elvis Alvarado, Hogan Harris, Kelly, and Ferguson all contributed to silencing a Minnesota lineup that had multiple opportunities but failed to deliver the knockout punch.
For Sacramento, the win was more than just another tally in the standings. It was a showcase of timely hitting, defensive grit, and bullpen depth, the kind of ingredients any contender needs in late summer.
While the Athletics still have plenty of work to do in their push to remain relevant, nights like this are the kind that build confidence. Minnesota, meanwhile, will be left sulking its missed chances, going 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position and leaving nine men on base.
When the dust settled, it was Langeliers’ swing that stood above the rest, a reminder that sometimes one big hit is enough to tilt an entire game. For the Athletics, it came at just the right time.
Costa Rican-born Mauricio Segura has been covering sports in the Bay Area since 2001 for a variety of magazines and newspapers, as well as his own publication, Golden Bay Times.
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Sacramento A’s Shea Langeliers (23) runs the bases after hitting his 27th home run against the Minnesota Twins in the top of the third inning at Target Field in Minneapolis on Tue Aug 19, 2025 (AP News photo)
The Athletics danced into Minneapolis with a 6–3 victory over the Minnesota Twins at Target Field Tuesday night at Target Field. The win marked the A’s 57th of the season, extending a glimmer of hope amid a broadly disappointing season.
Shea Langeliers delivered a two run homer in the third inning, his 27th of the season, which not only handed Sacramento the lead but also further fueled his mammoth post–All-Star Break surge that is turning heads across the league.
Meanwhile, Tyler Soderstrom proved his bat remains red hot, stretching his hitting streak to 17 straight games with a run scored on Brett Harris’s sacrifice fly in the fourth. Oakland’s offense continued to roll in the fourth, capitalizing on an error and sustained pressure.
Harris, Luis Urías, and Nick Kurtz each delivered key RBIs, building a commanding 5–1 cushion and showcasing the depth and resilience of this squad. Though the Twins responded with solo homers from Brooks Lee and Ryan Jeffers, trimming the deficit to 5–3, the Athletics buried the rally in the sixth when Harris came through again with another RBI single.
Though the spotlight shone on the offense, lefty Jacob Lopez earned his share of applause too, working six innings of four hit, two earned run ball, striking out eight, and commandeering the win (now 7–6 on the season). He handed the game over to the bullpen, where Justin Sterner tossed two scoreless innings and Hogan Harris closed the door with his first career save, completing a perfect ninth.
For the Twins, Joe Ryan suffered a harsh night, surrendering five runs (two earned) over four innings and seeing his record slip to 12–6. Even so, contributors like Wallner, Lee, Jeffers, and base running threats kept the contest alive, though ultimately the comeback fell short.
What began as a routine summer road game morphed into a tight and electrifying midweek duel. The A’s now turn their attention to game two of the series, set for Wednesday, with rookie right hander JT Ginn taking the mound for the A’s and Bailey Ober going for Minnesota.
Ginn has battled through recent struggles, 12 earned runs over his last 11 and two thirds innings, but the A’s faithful will be hoping Tuesday night’s win serves as a pivot point for both the rookie and the team.
All told, what makes this victory so fun and revealing for fans is how it encapsulates everything about the 2025 Athletics: youthful zeal, flashes of pop, gritty pitching, and a bullpen that can lock things down on the road.
A’s and Twins continue the series on Wednesday at 4:40pm PT first pitch at Target Field in Minneapolis. Starting pitcher for the A’s JT Ginn (2-5 ERA 5.04) for the Twins Bailey Ober (5-7 ERA 5.17).
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Sacramento A’s Shea Langeliers slugs his second of three home runs against the Washington Nationals in the top of the fifth inning on Tue Aug 5, 2025 at Nationals Park in DC. Langeliers leads the A’s in home runs with 26. The A’s opened a six game road trip on Tue Aug 19, 2025. (AP News photo)
A’s Best of Last Place Teams
That’s Amaury News and Commentary
By Amaury Pi Gonzalez
The objective is to win, but there can only be one champion. When all is settled, only one of 30 will get the trophy. In the Big Leagues, unlike Little Leagues, there is no “participation” award, and the closest thing to that is the Wild Card, which has been in place since 1995.
You always have the elite teams, such as the Dodgers, Yankees, Mets, Red Sox, and a few others, ‘the regular suspects’, but what about if we start from the bottom and see what’s happening there, with under 40 games left for most teams?
That could be interesting, and these are the ones at the bottom. The Cellar. These are the teams that, if the season ended today, would finish last in each of the six divisions. Orioles, White Sox, Athletics, Pirates, Nationals, Rockies.
In this group of non-contenders, the Rockies and White Sox have the best chance of reaching the dreaded 100 games lost. By the way, the White Sox established the new record for most games lost with 121 last season.
The Athletics and the Orioles had been evenly matched for most of the season. However, there is a big difference here, while the O’s were expected ‘in some way’ to be contenders, maybe as a wild card, nobody picked the A’s to do much, but to try to survive another year, they are the most criticized franchise in recent memory (thanks to his owner, who was brutally booed by fans at their home park a few days ago) they were expected to finish, like last season out of the cellar.
I could analyze this until the cows come home, but I will make it easier. Oh yes, there is another difference between the O’s and the A’s, the Orioles’ payroll is $154 million, while the Athletics is $77 million. The A’s lineup is a young and aggressive one.
The first in MLB this year to have three guys with 25 home runs: Brent Rooker, Shea Langeliers, and the Rookie of the Year Nick Kurtz. If the A’s retain the same nucleus of players and can improve their pitching from starters to closer (they traded one of the best in Mason Miller), and perhaps spend a little money??? In the off-season, they could be very interesting in 2026, possibly challenging for a wild card.
For the Orioles, it is even more interesting; they play in a tough division with the Jays, Rays, Yanks, and Red Sox, and it could be much more difficult to be relevant next season.
However, there are always trade possibilities; they have already traded veteran Cedric Mullins to the contending Mets, and I expect the Orioles to be busy in the trade and free agent markets this winter. Players on last-place teams often struggle to stay motivated when playoff hopes are lost and fan energy is low, highlighting the importance of professionalism.
Amaury Pi-Gonzalez – Cuban-born Pi-González is one of the pioneers of Spanish-language baseball play-by-play in America. Began as Oakland A’s Spanish-language voice in 1977 ending in 2024 (interrupted by stops with the Giants, Mariners and Angels). Voice of the Golden State Warriors from 1992 through 1998. 2010 inducted in the Bay Area Radio Hall of fame.
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Sacramento A’s pitcher Jeffery Springs throws against the Los Angeles Angels at Sutter Health Field at West Sacramento on Sun Aug 17, 2025 (AP News photo)
Sacramento A’s podcast Barbara Mason:
#1 Jeffrey Springs wasn’t the sharpest on Sunday and it cost the A’s as the Angels downed the A’s late, 11-5.
#2 Springs was getting hit around early in the game while doing his best to limit the damage. Springs was able to go four and two-thirds innings while giving up five runs (all earned) on eight hits during his outing. Springs struck out five Angels and walked three in the game.
#3 Mark Kotsay reflected after the game on what he saw from Springs. “I thought he settled in nicely and had a chance to get out of that game with five innings pitched, three runs. Moore hits a ball that’s off the plate. It was a good pitch. Sometimes you make a good pitch and the hit finds a spot in the field where he gets a hit. Ultimately I thought he gave us a good start.”
#4 The A’s bullpen stepped up in a big way again on Sunday, something that has become commonplace for the staff as of late. However, a late-inning collapse of Michael Kelly and Ben Bowden did the A’s in.
#5 Tuesday, the A’s and Twins are slated to begin at 4:40 PM PST at Target Field in Minneapolis. Jacob Lopez (6-6, 3.30 ERA) is set to go for the A’s as the Twins will counter with Joe Ryan (12-5, 2.72 ERA).
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Jeffrey Springs #59 of the Athletics walks off the mound after being pulled from the game during the top of the fifth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Sutter Health Park on August 17, 2025 in Sacramento, California. (Mandatory Photo Credit: Scott Marshall/Getty Images)
By Jeremiah Salmonson
WEST SACRAMENTO — Jeffrey Springs wasn’t the sharpest on Sunday and it cost the A’s as the Angels downed the A’s late, 11-5.
Springs was getting hit around early in the game while doing his best to limit the damage. Springs was able to go four and two-thirds innings while giving up five runs (all earned) on eight hits during his outing. Springs struck out five Angels and walked three in the game.
Mark Kotsay reflected after the game on what he saw from Springs.
“I thought he settled in nicely and had a chance to get out of that game with five innings pitched, three runs. Moore hits a ball that’s off the plate. It was a good pitch. Sometimes you make a good pitch and the hit finds a spot in the field where he gets a hit. Ultimately I thought he gave us a good start.”
On the other hand, Springs was much harder on himself after the game.
“Yeah, not a very good outing to be honest. Giving up a three-run homer in the first just really puts us behind. I felt like it got better there towards the end, and then the fifth inning just not making pitches… it can’t happen… just not very good there, to be honest.”
The Bullpen
The A’s bullpen stepped up in a big way again on Sunday, something that has become commonplace for the staff as of late. However, a late-inning collapse of Michael Kelly and Ben Bowden did the A’s in.
Tyler Ferguson came in and worked one and a third innings in which he didn’t allow a hit and struck out two in the fifth and sixth innings.
Osvaldo Bido replaced Ferguson and pitched a scoreless seventh inning in which he struck out the side.
Elvis Alvarado was the third man out of the pen for the A’s and worked a scoreless eighth inning.
Sean Newcomb, who has become accustomed to pitching late in games for the A’s, came on for the ninth inning in hopes of keeping things tied. Newcomb worked a scoreless ninth inning to keep the game tied at five heading to the bottom of the ninth inning.
The A’s couldn’t score in the bottom of the ninth, and Michael Kelly came on to pitch the 10th for the A’s. Kelly was only able to record one out as the Angels shelled him for four runs (three earned) on a hit and a walk. Bowden, who came in and tried to stop the bleeding, was equally ineffective. Bowden got the final two outs of the 10th but gave up two runs on two hits while also giving up a home run.
Kotsay stressed postgame that the bullpen has really worked over the last stretch and mostly by throwing up zeroes. However, when a pen is taxed the way the A’s is, it can lead to running out of gas late.
“They work, they do, and when they do work a lot, the results tend to go the other direction,” Kotsay said after the game.
The Bats
The A’s did a nice job during the Springs innings to strike back and keep the game from getting away from them.
The A’s answered back immediately after the Angels’ three runs in the top of the first inning with a run of their own thanks to a Tyler Soderstrom RBI single in the bottom half to make it a 3-1 game.
In the bottom of the third, Nick Kurtz (batting leadoff) and Shea Langeliers hit back-to-back solo home runs to tie the game at three.
In the sixth inning, the A’s would score two more times to tie the game at 5-5. Lawrence Butler crushed a solo home run to right field that traveled 417 feet, followed by a Luis Urías RBI single.
The A’s wouldn’t score again. However, the last two games Nick Kurtz went deep and that’s a positive sign his power is coming back for the A’s.
“For me that’s [power hitting] going to come and go,” Kurtz said after the game. “Hopefully when it [power] comes, it comes in bunches.”
Kurtz went on to elaborate how his walks and power seem to coincide together. Is it because of his approach or how pitchers start pitching around him?
“I think it’s more just when the power stroke is going I’m seeing the ball a little bit better, which means I’m swinging at the right pitches more often. I think it all kind of goes together. You start with seeing the ball well and you swing at the right pitches and when you swing at the right pitches, good things tend to happen.”
Up Next
The A’s will have an off day on Monday prior to starting a three-game series in Minnesota against the Twins. Tuesday, the A’s and Twins are slated to begin at 4:40 PM PST. Jacob Lopez (6-6, 3.30 ERA) is set to go for the A’s as the Twins will counter with Joe Ryan (12-5, 2.72 ERA).
The A’s fell to 56-70 with Sunday’s loss to the Angels.
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Fans watch the A’s play the Minnesota Twins at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in West Sacramento. Charles Russo/SFGATE
Sacramento A’s Relocation podcast Daniel Dullum:
#1 On Wednesday night at Sutter Health Park John Fisher who was walking from his seats on the luxury box level was booed at the end of the sixth inning from fans who he walked past.
#2 Fisher also walked on the field before the game and fans in Sacramento who are known for being laid back let the foul language fly at Fisher and one fan stood above the tunnel where Fisher was walking and said some extra obscenities pertaining his thoughts about the A’s relocation from Oakland and the A’s not committing to Sacramento.
#3 Daniel simply what would you say the fans are the most angriest with Fisher for his moving the A’s out of Oakland, not committing to the Sacramento fans, or fans believe he’s yanking their chain over the construction of the Las Vegas ballpark and how that was handled.
#4 Fisher who hardly appeared at any of the Oakland A’s games before they moved and had avoided being seen when in Oakland, has been at a number of A’s games at Sutter Health Park and even gave a rare interview with a Nevada paper regarding the Las Vegas ballpark and relocation.
#5 The A’s had the worst attendance during their series with the Tampa Bay Rays and players and fans have expressed that they are not happy seeing or playing Major League Baseball in a triple A park and they have laid that blame on Fisher.
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Luis Morales #58 of the Athletics pitches against the Los Angeles Angels during the top of the first inning at Sutter Health Park on August 16, 2025 in Sacramento, California. (Mandatory Photo Credit: Scott Marshall/Getty Images)
By Jeremiah Salmonson
WEST SACRAMENTO — After losing their series to the Tampa Bay Rays at home last week, the A’s got back into the series win column on Saturday night, defeating the Angels 7-2 and taking the first two games of the three-game set.
The A’s sent Luis Morales to the mound for just his second major league start on Saturday. Morales didn’t disappoint, as the 22-year-old right-hander from Cuba tossed five innings of one-run ball while scattering five hits and two walks.
“I thought he got better and better as he went,” Mark Kotsay said after Morales stranded the bases loaded in the first inning.
“I’m very blessed and enjoying the process,” Morales said after his first MLB win. “It’s been a long road, but I’m just enjoying the process.”
The Bullpen
The A’s bullpen was impressive once again, allowing only one run in four innings of work.
Justin Sterner pitched a scoreless sixth inning, and Tyler Ferguson came on and tossed a scoreless seventh. However, Ferguson ran into some trouble with one out in the eighth as he walked two batters. Mark Kotsay had seen enough and elected to go to Sean Newcomb for the last two outs of the inning. It worked out, as Newcomb struck out the next two batters swinging.
In the ninth, Newcomb gave up one run but was able to secure the win for the A’s. All in, Newcomb tossed one and two-thirds innings while striking out three and giving up one run.
The Bats
The A’s offense wasn’t clicking as much as on Friday, but they did enough to take care of the Angels.
Colby Thomas got the A’s going again early on Saturday as he clubbed a two-run homer in the bottom of the first inning to give the A’s an early lead.
Darell Hernaiz kept the party going in the third inning with a two-RBI single to make it a 4-1 game.
The A’s scored again in the fifth inning on Brent Rooker’s 25th homer of the season, a 421-foot shot into the Sacramento night.
They weren’t done yet. The A’s added two more runs in the bottom of the eighth thanks to Brett Harris and Rooker RBI singles. The A’s built a commanding 7-1 lead while tallying eight hits on the night.
Up Next
The A’s improved to 56-69 as they continue to try to climb back to the .500 mark.
The A’s will send Jeffrey Springs (10-8, 4.06 ERA) to the mound as they look to sweep the Angels. José Soriano (8-9, 3.84 ERA) is set to start for Los Angeles.
San Francisco 49ers kicker Jake Moody (top left) gets hoisted by teammates after kicking the game winning field goal in the fourth quarter to beat the Las Vegas Raiders in week 2 of the NFL pre season at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sat Aug 16, 2025 (AP News photo)
San Francisco 49ers podcast David Zizmor:
#1 David the 49ers got a look at back up quarterback Mac Jones Saturday night at Allegiant Stadium, Jones was 13-16, threw for 135 yards, and a touchdown. The Niners are looking for Jones to be Brock Purdy’s back up so far is he passing the audition.
#2 On ground game for rushing running back Ke’Shawn Vaughn carried nine times for 24 yards talk about how he’s been looking in camp and in this game?
#3 Brock Purdy got few snaps going throwing five for seven for 66 yards talk about how he looked in his short time under center.
#4 The 49ers had three offensive players who got hurt on Saturday, right guard Dominick Puni, running back and special teams player Patrick Taylor suffered a shoulder injury, and rookie running back Corey Kiner is hurt with a ankle injury.
Next up for the 49ers: Saturday Aug 23 49ers host the Los Angeles Chargers do you see Purdy getting more snaps in this game?
Sacramento A’s Gio Urshela breaks his bat on a swing in the seventh inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards in Baltimore on Sat Aug 9, 2025. The A’s battle the Los Angeles Angels Sat Aug 16, 2025 at Sutter Health Park in game 2 of their three game series (AP News file photo)
A’s Baseball podcast with Jeremiah Salmonson:
#1 The A’s offense has stayed hot and continued to provide run-support. Shea Langeliers and Brent Rooker have been leading the way the last week.
#2 Nick Kurtz went 3-for-5 at the plate with a home run Friday night in game one of a series against the Angels at Sutter Health Park. After struggling the last week or so, how important is that for him to get going again?
#3 JJ Bleday has also been a big addition to the A’s lineup since being recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas. He’s been making the of this opportunity since returning to the big leagues.
#4 The A’s will face Angels lefty, Tyler Anderson Saturday in West Sacramento. He’s not having the greatest of years at 2-7 with a 4.63 ERA. Going for the the A’s Luis Morales (0-0 ERA 1.99)
#5 The A’s put up a 10 spot on the Angels Friday night. They’ve been consistently scoring a lot of runs the last few weeks.
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